Population status of Pinna nobilis in four protected areas of France and Monaco

Recent mortality events of Pinna nobilis registered in the western Mediterranean coasts highlight the need to monitor regularly populations of this endangered endemic bivalve. The present study has investigated a total surface of 6,400 m2 of 4 protected areas from France and Monaco registering densi...

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Autores: Trigos Santos, Sergio, Vicente, N.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Repositorio:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/7270
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/7270
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bivalve
Conservation
Monitoring
Population
Mediterranean sea
2510 Oceanografía
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Sumario:Recent mortality events of Pinna nobilis registered in the western Mediterranean coasts highlight the need to monitor regularly populations of this endangered endemic bivalve. The present study has investigated a total surface of 6,400 m2 of 4 protected areas from France and Monaco registering density of individuals and biometric data of each population. Herein, densities of 3.56 individuals·100 m–2 in the Embiez archipelago, 6.81 individuals·100 m–2 in the Natural Reserve of Scandola, 1.37 individuals·100 m–2 in the National Park of Port-Cros and 5.25 individuals·100 m–2 in the Underwater Reserve of Larvotto. These values, with great number of adults and juvenile individuals, support the healthy and consolidated status of these populations.